— Traffic will be detoured and some roads will be closed late Saturday and Sunday morning for the 2015 Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon.
The race, which begins at 6 a.m. Sunday, is expected to attract more than 4,000 participants. Traffic delays are...

The 10th anniversary of the Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday will also mark the inaugural Komen's Run for the Pink 6K, which supports breast cancer research and testing.
Registration for the marathon and half marathon, which...

A run supporting the Susan G. Komen Foundation is coming to Broward County, thanks to help from the director of the county's only marathon.
On Feb. 15, Run for the Pink will take place in Fort Lauderdale in conjunction with the Publix Fort Lauderdale...

You can wear a costume, find all kinds of company at the back of the pack and maybe even get a half-dozen doughnuts.
As South Florida's weather cools, half-marathon season heats up. And race directors say they're continuing to see an increase of runners for the 13.1-mile races.
The season's first event will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, with the Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon. About 1,600 people, many of whom will be in costume, have signed up, an increase of 1,300 from 2013, race director Matt...

For all the outreach that happens in downtown Fort Lauderdale’s FAT Village, many folks who live around the area remain hesitant to dip a toe in. Even the monthly Art Walk is a challenge for those people able to walk without falling down, but worried that they don’t “art” very well.
But you can drink, can’t you?
On Friday night, some of downtown Fort Lauderdale’s most relevant movers and shakers open a new venue that is sure make FAT Village a more popular...

The man who fired the shot that paralyzed her was sentenced to life in prison last October. Two months later, Christine Kent found new direction in life by completing her first marathon in a handcrank wheelchair.
"I was only going to do the half marathon, but once I started going I decided to do the full thing. I just kept going, it was so much fun," Kent said of that 26.2-mile joyride in the Palm Beaches Marathon. "It was the most fun I've had since my injury. I was just smiling from ear to ear the...

She could dwell on the memory of the gun cocking behind her head. Or the sick feeling that overcame her when she saw her leg swing "like a rag doll"—the moment she knew she was paralyzed.
But Christine Kent, 46, isn't the type to host a pity party.
Instead Kent, the victim of a harrowing attack three years ago Wednesday that left her in a wheelchair, is a motivational speaker, a victims advocate, and a mentor to strangers who seek her out for help to deal with their own suffering.
CNN recently...